Apple's Director of Machine Learning Resigns Due to Return to Office Work

[btrach144]

Many of you are clearly upset about having to work in an office, and instead of taking your frustrations out on your employers that created these inane policies, you're taking it out on a person willing to give up a high paying job to stick to their firm principals. Ian's going to land a great job that's 100% remote, and he's going to be happier for it.

Y'all are weird.

This right here. You can tell all the people who are calling Ian a loser and snow flake don’t work in an office (they probably work in retail, service industry, etc) or their employers are 100 years backwards and they’ve taken on the mentally of “if I can’t have it then nobody can.”

 

[Rafterman]

I bet this fellow is happy for all the grocery store clerks, baristas, dentists, auto mechanics, etc. who show up-in person to do their jobs.

Um, because they have to show up in peraon. You can't fix a car remotely.

 

[quietstormSD]

Apple will lose top talent to competitors because of this.

lol. That's what Apple's competitors' employees are saying too about their own company and return to work policies.

 

[quietstormSD]

Tim Cook: Take your if... then 'machine learning' hard coded algorithms out of here!

 

[DeepIn2U]

Have you ever been secure enough to quit a job without already having a new one to go to?

My experiences are not a topic of discussion here. Also you’d be assuming he is secure enough to do so.

I’ve been fired and adapted regardless and at a very quick pace except during the pandemic which wasn’t due to my work ethic, experience, nor education nor personality - EVERYONE was affected at getting any jobs during the pandemic.

Not sure what you’re trying at here.

So I ask back your question .. have you?

 

[SSDGUY]

Um, because they have to show up in peraon. You can't fix a car remotely.

If Apple says his job can't be done remotely to their satisfaction, they probably have some reasons. Of course if he doesn't agree, he can walk, and has. Gotta love freedom.

 

[JosephAW]

I miss being able to work. Now I’m a full time caretaker. I’m trying to work from home with a side business.

 

[mikethemartian]

If you work for a product company, there’s no way to work from home in a long term. I don’t see why Apple should tolerate this kind of blackmailing, if people don’t want to work, they should be free to go.

You should probably look up the definition of blackmail.

 

[danielsutton]

ApPle will replace their employees with new bests.

These employees should find a company that supports them.

Apples teachable moment is Tim Cook recalling everybody to the office.

Thank you for posting this, because now the entire MacRumors forum knows who to NOT work for! You have revealed yourself to be an inflexible, self-aggrandizing person, and one who smart employees should never aspire to work for! Employees can certainly find an employer to work for, one that is worth their marbles, and it is certainly not you!

 

[mikethemartian]

Because he thought he did something by making a “stand” (see: Karening-out/throwing a tantrum in public) over an already-flexible set of policies. If you can’t see that that’s pretty much childishness personified it might be an appropriate time to reflect.

Using mindless groupspeak labels like “Karening” is childish.

 

[mdriftmeyer]

Good luck with his start up. He's left Google and Apple. His track record isn't solid.

 

[danielsutton]

With regards to their office buildings there is an old business adage that states “sunk costs are sunk”.

What do we do with all of the office buildings? We rezone the areas around them and convert them into housing that is affordable for the masses!

 

[Boris Bronson]

lol ! How is it vacationing if one is still producing the same quality and quantity of work ? No one was hired to work in a building, but only to fulfill the requirements of the job. Whether it's done onsite, remotely, in a suit, or pjs is mostly irrelevant.

But, it takes a certain mindset, experience with leadership, and maturity to realize this concept. Unfortunately, this clearly eludes you and others with a similar thought process, as is evident in this thread.

Great post. Asked my boss similar recently “did you employ me to sit in that particular chair at that particular table, or did you employ to do what I’m still doing which is double your income every 12 months?”.

This lazy snowflake systems dev won that argument.

 

[Boris Bronson]

Good luck with his start up. He's left Google and Apple. His track record isn't solid.

lol - wish I had the budget to hire him as he’s not afraid to call out BS when sees it and those people are gold. I don’t need or want a team of yes men and women working for me; I want people to challenge me and push the envelope so we can all make even more bank.

 

[sorgo †]

Using mindless groupspeak labels like “Karening” is childish.

And mindless groupthink pandemic fear-mongering is what, exactly?

 

[mikethemartian]

I miss being able to work. Now I’m a full time caretaker. I’m trying to work from home with a side business.

I’ve been through that myself. It is a hard thing to go through.

 

[mikethemartian]

And mindless groupthink pandemic fear-mongering is what, exactly?

Where did I fear monger?

 

[sorgo †]

Where did I fear monger?

Wasn’t talking about you, more the general mindset that helped spur a dialogue such as this.

If my comments are taken as applicable to you that’s not really my problem. And thanks for the editorial comment; I’ll make sure to go with “seething” instead next time.

 

[sorgo †]

But who knows, maybe we'll see something interesting at WWDC this year?... 🤞

WWDC in general will likely remain a snoozefest until Apple’s corporate employees can muster some courage and put their big boy/girl pants on.

 

[dwsolberg]

I work on a fully remote team (software dev), and it's the most productive team I've ever been on by a good amount.

When I was interviewing (lots of jobs out there), I was told by multiple companies that employee quality and productivity jumped dramatically when they started doing remote.

Apple should get on this train fast.

 

[mikethemartian]

Jony Ive you see is replaceable. Everybody is replaceable, don’t fall into that trap.

Tim Cook is certainly replaceable.

 

[mikethemartian]

These (and many others) represent the humbly heroic blue-collar foundation of American society, without which ******s like Ian in cushy “knowledge” jobs couldn’t survive. Thank you for your recognition and thank you for this comment.

You sound like a socialist. Successful people have some obligation to those less successful.

 

[Realityck]

WWDC in general will likely remain a snoozefest until Apple’s corporate employees can muster some courage and put their big boy/girl pants on.

What's a snooze fest is discussing some AI guy not that important quitting Apple. People join people quit that's normal.

WWDC 2016 is up in the air about what improvements you can provide against iOS/IPadOS 16. MacOS 13 is a given that its is more focused on Apple Silicon Macs.

 

[mikethemartian]

He calls for “more flexibility”, and yet Apple is only requiring up to 3 days per week in office — flexibility should come from both sides, not just one.

There is no need for flexibility. Apple has their set of needs and this person has his own. They don’t match so both parties are free to go their separate ways. Its just business.

 

[sorgo †]

You sound like a socialist. Successful people have some obligation to those less successful.

Wow, the projection is astounding (and predictable). I am a blue-collar conservative and I respect the capitalist whims exacted by companies such as Apple; I also understand the privilege and honor that is having a job at which to show up regardless of one’s own perceived level of success.

Further, it’s really quite sad that anyone would exclusively reserve basic decency and respect for the “successful,” but then apparently some of us were dragged up rather than properly raised.